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Letters Patent No. 60,197, dated December 4, 1866. i i

SEGIHICATION. TO ALL WHOM IT lVIAYONGERN:

Be it known that I, EDWARD H. KNIGHT, oi' Washington, District of Columbia, have made newiand useful improvements in Combs; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the I nature, construction, and operation of the same, sufficient to enable one skilled .in the 4art to which it appertainsi to construct and use the same, reference being had ,to the accompanying drawing, which is made part of this specification, and in which-- Figure 1l is a perspective view of my improved comb.

Figures 2, 3, 4, and 5, are sectional views, showing modifications of the mode of applying the elastic metallic band. l

Figures 6 and 7'are partial views of combs, showing modifications in 'the mode of attaching the elastic metallic band.

The same letters in the corresponding figures refer to like parts.

The invention relates ehieily'toV the application to a comb of an elastic band o f metal. It is especially but not exclusively intended for childrens round combs, which are thereby strengthened and maintained inV position, being assisted in returning to their normal form after being bent by the action of the spring. The round comb is necessarily" elastic, and by means of this added spring it may be formed of material having no innate elasticity but possessing mere iexibility, which latter quality, While it permits it to bebent without injury, does not induce it to return to its normal position with suiiicient force. Many'materials are pliable and flexible without being suiliciently elastic forthis purpose, and such may be utilized by the use of a spring, which confers the required elasticity upon them. Some kinds of wood may be used, for instance, and the metallicbaud will strengthen and support them, and prevent warping out of shape. p

The .invention is not confined to any particular mode of attaching the band to the comb. In iig.'"1 the band is shown riveted to the comb, the ends of the band embracing the end of the comb proper; iig. 2 is essentially the same, but the band is inserted into a groove in the side of the comb; iig. 3, the band is on the outside, like` iig. 1 ;V iig. 4, it is .completely buried in the material of which thecomb is made; figs. 5 and 7, it is fastened to the comb by a small wire or wrapping, which may be of an ornamental character and` fastened by solder or otherwise fig. 6, the clasps lwhich fasten the band to the comb are attached to the band and are bent around the back of the comb and between the teeth. A. in each case is the metallic band, and B the comb proper g' C rivets; D attaching wires or straps. The mode of attaching the band to the comb proper will depend to some extent upon the material of which the latter is formed; with brittle material itmay be `imprudent to weaken by rivet holes'. The fastenings maybe so near togetheras to maintain the comb in a tolerable degree of integrity even when the comb `proper has been cracked across.` When the materialgis such as may be pressed into shape, -it may A,be made to enclose the elastic band, as shown in iig. 4 by the section lines.

I do not claim broadly the attachment of an elastic band to 4a comb. .I claim as my invention- 1. The combination, with a comb, of la strip of metal imbedded or inserted in the back of the comb, sub

stantially as hereinabove set forth.

2. The combination, with a strip of metal, A, and the back of a comb,- of the bands or hooks D,hsubstantially as and to the effect set forth.

3. Returning the strip of metal A over the ends of the comb, substantially as hereinabove set forth.

EDWARD H; KNIGHT.

I Witnesses: I

C. D. SMITH, W. F. HALL'. 

